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Dealing with the Low Production Rates of Severely Retarded Workers.

Horner, Robert H. – AAESPH Review, 1979

Two studies increased the low production rates of two severely retarded workers in a sheltered workshop setting; the first study by using differential reinforcement, and the second study by using a system of self-delivery of reward and self-evaluation. (Author/DLS)

Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation, Productivity, Reinforcement

The Effects of Self-Management Procedures on the Study Behavior of Two Retarded Children.

Horner, Robert H.; Brigham, Thomas A. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1979

The effects of self-monitoring and self-delivered reward on the study behavior of two educable mentally retarded boys (10 and 13 years old) were examined. (Author/CL)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Children, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation